Michelle Sheppard

Author: Mama Mish

  • Miss Gay & Miss Transsexual Australia 2017

    From The Office of Miss Gay and Miss Transsexual Australia Beauty Pageant Meet The Judges Of ‘Miss Gay and Miss Transsexual Australia 2017’ An award-winning dancer, an ex-showgirl of the long running all-male ‘Les Girls’ Australian cabaret showgirl and high-profile former transgender beauty queens are among the panel of eight…

  • The Beautiful Women Campaign: BreastScreen Victoria’s Beautiful Women celebrates the diversity of women.

    A new campaign featuring images of older lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women will help increase cancer screening rates, BreastScreen Victoria hopes. This is a campaign celebrating the beauty and diversity of LGBTI women in Victoria. These Photos Of Older LGBTI Women Celebrate Breaking Beauty Norms “We’re challenging the notion that beauty…

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    Family Matters By JOY 94.9 Starting and raising a family can be an exciting and highly emotional time for all involved. For the LGBTQI community, starting and raising a family has its own unique hurdles from deciding how to start your family, the cost and the law; the birds and…

  • LGBTI Awards / Shortlisted for MTV – LGBTI Broadcaster & Presenter of the year.

    The LGBTI Awards have been brought to Australia by the co-founder of the British LGBT Awards, known as the British Gay Oscars! The aim of the Awards is to help Australia effect change on LGBTI Equality Laws, which currently lag behind many other developed nations when it comes to these key…

  • The Adventures of Jim and Larry’s Podcast

    It is always fun catching up with an old friend after a few years away, but a catch up phone call involving my moving to another country (St. Louis to Melbourne) and changing my gender to the hilarity of the conversation direction. As always “Mama Mish” has no filter as I…

  • “For me Beautiful LGBTI women means … ” – Red Fern Lingerie

    Coming up to three years in my “Integration” I have been blessed to have met some of the most inspiring, caring, and beautiful women in my life. I recently met a woman from Sydney named Tina, who is a Breast Cancer survivor, and designer of beautiful lingerie for Breast Cancer…

  • Transgender day of Remembrance 2016

    Michelle’s Story In her own skin: How Michelle Sheppard went from IT guy to inspiring businesswoman. #tdor #pride #diversity #inclusion Speaking at ANZ on the importance of #Transgender day of remembrance. Michelle shares her personal journey of transition – Video How ANZ’s diversity program has grown. The ANZ Pride Network has…

  • The LOTL Power List 2016: Honouring the most amazing individuals from our community.

    LOTL (Lesbians on the Loose) ‘We are an Australian-based media development and production company, with offices in Sydney and New York City. In 1999, we purchased Lesbians on the Loose, a Sydney-based magazine, which was first published as an eight-page newsletter in 1989. We now produce 2 flag ship publications in…

  • The woman in THE WOODS

    Excuse my gravelly voice in this one as I have bronchitis this week! Show description: OMG! We have a woman in THE WOODS. Mama Bear Michelle Sheppard and Daniel Knaggs join Bear-curious Dene and guest co-host Mr Australasia Bear 2016 Patrick Greber to chat about: • Trans Awareness Week 2016,…

  • Family Matters, Family Photo

    Finally, the entire team together for photo. David,Gina, Bec, Papa A & Michelle. (thanks Betty for the pic) While we aim to make you laugh with our hilarious banter each week, we couldn’t do it without our wonderful guests sharing their time & story. Huge thanks to all the guests…